LEGAL RESEARCH GENERALLY

To Use the Search Panel for Legal Research, Click on “Streamlined Research” At the Top of the Page for Guidance—Searches for Single Strong Words or Phrases (in Quotation Marks) Work Best.

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION LAW (FOIL) issues in this database include the following specific issues which will help in choosing the most relevant keywords for searches in this database category.

Police Personnel Records;

Costs and Fees;

Civilian Complaint Review Board Records;

Intra or Inter Agency Exemption;

Election Records (ballots, etc.);

Police Surveillance Records (counterterrorism, etc.);

Judicial versus Prosecutorial Records (traffic and parking violations, etc.);

Confidential Source Exemption;

Grand Jury Minutes;

Hospital Records;

Discovery Requests versus FOIL Requests;

Deliberative Process Exemption;

Redaction;

Planning Board Records:

Deer Management Program;

Safe Act;

Tax Returns;

Town Email List;

Sua Sponte (prohibition of disclosure on a ground not raised by the parties, etc.);

Prepayment of Costs;

Statements of Non-Testifying Witnesses;

Surveillance (use of scanners by police, etc.);

Mohel (identity, etc.);

Trade Secrets Exemption;

Audit Procedures (Department of Education, etc.);

Fire Departments;

Environmental Habitat;

Mugshots;

Sex Offense Victims;

Political Use of School Property;

Retired Teachers (names, etc.);

Prosecution Records;

Attorney-Client Privilege;

Inmates;

Software Manuals;

Overtime Records;

On-Going Investigations;

Attorney’s Fees;

Handgun Licensees;

Hate Crime Victims.